Obituaries

Jean Perigo

Oct 26, 2023

Norma Jean Hendrickson McCoy Perigo was born in Nashville, TN, where she was raised with her two brothers, Tiffany Vernon Hendrickson and Robert Hayes Hendrickson. She married Harold Eugene McCoy right after WWII ended. They had three children, Tiffany Millard McCoy, Steve Eugene McCoy, and Debra Gail McCoy. They lived in Kansas City, Kansas, then Lawson Missouri. They divorced in...

Rufus Clayton Butler

Oct 25, 2023

 

Rufus Clayton “RC” Butler, age 86, resident of Mobile, Alabama, was born February 7th, 1937, in Prentiss, Mississippi, and passed on October 25th, 2023, in Mobile, Alabama. RC was widely known as a former pastor of Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, but he also served communities as an electrician and painter. He will be missed by all who had...

Charlie Glass

Oct 24, 2023

Charlie Glass, 72, of Irvington/Grand Bay passed away on October 24, 2023.

 

Charlie was born on June 5, 1951 in Bon Secour, AL to Charles Glass and Annie Mae Nelson Glass. After graduating from Mobile County High School in Grand Bay, Charlie enlisted in the Navy, where he spent 20 years working as a SeaBees. After retiring from the...

Daphne Foster

Oct 23, 2023

MOBILE, AL - Daphne Anne Foster, 58, of Mobile, AL, died October 23, 2023, at the Retreat, Hospice by Saad, following a long battle with glioblastoma.

Daphne was born October 8, 1965 in Okolona, MS to Norman H. Foster, Jr. of Mobile and Linda Searcy-Goodwin of Shannon, MS. She received a bachelors degree in geography from the University of...

Emma Harrison

Oct 23, 2023

Emma C. Harrison, 91, passed away on October 23, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones.

 

Emma was preceded in death by her parents, John Allen, and Leona Crepps (Daughn); husband, James Harrison; daughter, Melissa Willette; brother, Leroy Crepps; sister, Johnnie Gentry; and brother, James Crepps.

 

She is survived by her children: James William Jr; Roy Timothy (Connie); Elizabeth...

William Mair

Oct 22, 2023

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William "Bill" James Mair, 81, passed away on October 22, 2023 at the home of his daughter, Daphne Edwards, in the Woodlands, Texas. He died peacefully with his family in attendance. He was a native of Mobile, AL and a resident of Coden, AL.

Bill was in the graduation class of 1961 at Fairhope High School in...

James Dumas

Oct 21, 2023

James Walter Dumas, Lieutenant Commander, USN April 4, 1938 - October 21, 2023 James Dumas of Fairhope, AL, died on October 21, 2023 at 85 years old after a year long battle with cancer. A career naval officer, Vietnam veteran, Naval Architect, and an Auburn and M.I.T. graduate, he was an honorable man, honest, straightforward, and loyal. Jim enjoyed playing...

Catherine Beck

Oct 20, 2023

Catherine Maxine Beck, 61 of Wilmer, AL, passed away on October 20, 2023 at her home.

After graduating high school, Cathy served in the United States Navy for four years. After her enlistment in the Navy, Cathy worked at Three Georges Candy Shop in Mobile. Cathy was a joker whose first love was animals, especially dogs and cats....

Glen Porter

Oct 20, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of John "Glen" Porter, a remarkable and beloved figure in the lives of many. Glen, as he was affectionately known to his friends and family, was born on September 19, 1935, in Gainesville, FL, and concluded his journey on October 20, 2023, in Mobile, AL.

His educational journey paved the...

John Dismukes

Oct 18, 2023

John Finney Dismukes, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 after a brief illness. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Col. and Mrs. Jackson B. Dismukes, Sr. He grew up all over the world while his father served as a physician in the U.S. Army. John graduated from Auburn University where he met his wife of sixty...

Carolyn Seaman

Oct 17, 2023

 

Carolyn Seaman, age 80, and resident of Mobile, Alabama, was born on March 7th, 1943 in Mojave Desert, California, and passed on October 17th, 2023 in Mobile. Carolyn, mom, or Grammie as she was known by her family and friends was an amazing, strong willed, adventurous woman! She retired from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, during her time...

Chuck Peyregne

Oct 15, 2023

Chuck Peyregne, Mobile, AL native and lifelong resident, passed away on October 15, 2023, in Stockton, AL.

Mr. Peyregne owned J.C. Marine and worked as a commercial vessel captain. He served on the Alabama Seafood Association, and he worked in the seafood industry his entire life. He picked up many other skills throughout his working life and was easily...

Beverly Foster

Oct 15, 2023

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife & mother, Beverly D. Foster, on October 15, 2023 at the age of seventy three.

Born on January 21, 1950 Diane grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where she met the love of her life, Howard W. Foster and they were married for thirty five years.

She...

Harold Dewayne Vaughn

Oct 12, 2023

 

Harold Dewayne Vaughn, age 75, and resident of Grand Bay, Alabama, passed on October 12, 2023. He was born in Gadsden, Alabama, on July 25, 1948, to his loving parents Ralph and Betty. Harold graduated from Pascagoula High School in 1966.  He was drafted by the Army in 1968, served in Vietnam through 1970 and was a Decorated Vietnam...

Jesse White

Oct 10, 2023

Elvera Dobbs

Oct 8, 2023

Elvera Dobbs, 99, of Theodore, AL passed away on October 8, 2023, just 11 days shy of her 100th birthday.

Elvera was born in New York to Anthony and Madeline Laino along with her 8 siblings. She met her husband, Ralph, at a dance and he told her he was going to marry her. They spent 71 loving...

James Thornton

Oct 7, 2023

James David Thornton, 72, Mobile, passed away on October 7, 2023.

James was born to Irving and Dorothy Thornton on July 22, 1951 and graduated from Theodore High School in 1969 before joining the United States Air Force. While serving in the Air Force, James achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant while working as a ground radio repairman....

Hilma Vice

Oct 6, 2023

Hilma Gray Vice, Sr.

1934-2023

 

A native of Wayne, Alabama, and a resident of Mobile, Alabama died on Friday, October 6, 2023, at the age of 89. He is preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Mary Ann McFarland Vice; mother, father, and sister. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather as well as a...

Willie Roberts

Oct 6, 2023

Willie "Billie" Alberta Shepherd Roberts, 97, entered into her eternal rest on October 6, 2023.

Willie was born in Waynesboro, Va. To William Albert and Lena Mae (Thompson) Ford. She grew up in Waynesboro and often shared the story of picking and eating so many apples and cherries from her Grandparent's orchards, she would make herself sick. She grew up...

Linda Burke

Oct 4, 2023

Linda Gail Burke (ne Lum), passed from this life into heaven on October 4, 2023, while surrounded by family. She was the oldest child of the late Mitchell and Dorothy Lum, born on January 26, 1944, in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Linda married the love of her life, John D. Burke Jr. (Mutt) on July 12, 1963. They resided in Mobile,...